May 3,1924 Relative Merits of Sweet Com Varieties for Canning 425 
Table III .—Showing results of chemical analyses of 17 varieties of corn sampled 
at intervals of 5 days throughout the whole growth period —Continued. 
Variety and age in days from time 
of silking 
Mois¬ 
ture 
Dry 
matter 
Total 
sugar 
calcu¬ 
lated as 
invert 
Reducing 
sugar 
calcu¬ 
lated as 
invert 
Nonre- 
ducing 
sugar 
calcu¬ 
lated as 
invert 
Water 
soluble 
polysac¬ 
charides 
calcu¬ 
lated as 
dextrin 
Total 
polysac¬ 
charides 
calcu¬ 
lated as 
starch 
Hickox’s Improved: 
5 . . . . - ... 
89.84 
10.16 
4.15 
3.48 
0. 67 
0.53 
1.39 
10. . . . . 
88. 39 
11.61 
4. 85 
2.88 
1.97 
. 10 
1.70 
15. . . . . 
78. 52 
21.48 
5.73 
1.60 
4.13 
3. 25 
8.68 
20. . . . 
69. 37 
30. 63 
3.90 
.90 
3.00 
8. 48 
16.86 
25 .. . ... 
65. 84 
34.16 
3.00 
. 64 
2.36 
11. 30 
22.34 
30 ___ 
62.28 
37. 72 
2. 85 
.70 
2.15 
12.80 
26.01 
Potter’s Excelsior: 
5 .. 
89. 42 
10.58 
4.00 
3. 42 
.58 
.31 
1. 47 
10__. .... 
89. 05 
10.95 
4.64 
2.90 
1.74 
.15 
1.70 
15 . . 
80.69 
19.31 
5.23 
1. 47 
3. 76 
3.23 
7.48 
20_ . . .. 
73.13 
26.87 
4.60 
1.07 
3.53 
7.83 
14.78 
25. . . . 
66.23 
33. 77 
3.06 
.52 
2.54 
10.13 
21.73 
30_ . . . . 
60.99 
39. 01 
2.82 
. 63 
2.19 
13.63 
26.23 
Vaughn’s Bantam Evergreen: 
5_______ 
90.17 
9.83 
4.13 
3. 36 
.77 
.19 
1.35 
10. 
88.43 
11.57 
4.72 
2.17 
2.55 
.21 
1.82 
15_ .... 
82.62 
17.38 
5.24 
1.27 
3.97 
2.40 
6.65 
20 .. . 
74.16 
25.84 
3.95 
.92 
3.03 
7.08 
14.34 
25- ...... 
68.02 
31.98 
2.59 
.76 
1.83 
8.42 
17.71 
30 _ _ _ 
66.13 
33.87 
2.22 
.62 
1.60 
10.31 
21.46 
Mammoth Sugar: 
5__ _____ 
89.32 
10.68 
4.26 
3. 52 
.74 
.15 
1.45 
10 ____ 
88.88 
11.12 
4.78 
2.80 
1.98 
.11 
1 . 91 
15_ _ _ _ _ _ 
81.88 
18.12 
5.98 
1. 65 
4.33 
2.67 
6.29 
20. . . . 
74.75 
25.25 
4.24 
1 . 12 
3.12 
6. 91 
13.16 
25 . ... . 
69. 86 
30.14 
3. 30 
.79 
2.51 
9.53 
17.62 
30_ _____ 
64. 56 
35.44 
3.04 
.67 
2.37 
11.01 
22.49 
Old Colony: 
5 . . .. 
90. 36 
9.64 
4.00 
3. 36 
.64 
.28 
1.35 
10 ____ 
88.65 
11.35 
4.23 
2.30 
1.93 
.16 
1.64 
15-_ ... . . . 
83.10 
16.90 
5.12 
1.58 
3.54 
3.07 
6.65 
20 ..... 
74.17 
25.83 
4.24 
.96 
3.28 
7.66 
14.10 
25 ..... 
71.15 
28.85 
3.14 
.73 
2.41 
8.55 
16.85 
30 .. 
66.52 
90. 76 
33.48 
2.80 
.68 
2.12 
11.11 
21.30 
Narrow Grained Evergreen: 
5 .. . . 
9.24 
4.01 
3.30 
.71 
.13 
1.26 
10 _ __ 
89.05 
10.95 
4.58 
2.64 
1.94 
.10 
1. 59 
15_ _ 
83. 47 
16. 53 
5.23 
2.08 
3.15 
2.80 
6.27 
20 . .... . 
76.12 
23.88 
3. 97 
.97 
3.00 
6.69 
12.92 
25 .. 
72.61 
27.39 
3.54 
.78 
2.76 
9. 27 
16.08 
30 __ 
68. 72 
31.28 
2.46 
.63 
1.83 
11.14 
19.80 
Jountry Gentleman: 
5_ _ ____ 
90. 53 
9. 47 
3.81 
3. 07 
.74 
.10 
1 . 38 
10- ....... 
88. 30 
11. 70 
4. 37 
2.73 
1.64 
.09 
1 . 82 
15 ___ 
78.60 
21.40 
5.31 
1. 49 
3.82 
3.99 
9.12 
20 .. . ... 
71.14 
28.86 
3.95 
1.06 
2.89 
8.66 
16.82 
25--. ...... 
66.69 
33. 31 
3. 02 
.75 
2.27 
11. 62 
21. 76 
30. . . .... 
61. 34 
38. 66 
2.68 
.61 
2.07 
12.86 
24.97 
Stowell’s Evergreen: 
5-... . . . 
91.01 
4 
8.99 
3.82 
3.14 
.68 
.10 
1.24 
10 ...... 
89.26 
10.74 
4.60 
2.64 
1.96 
.12 
1. 65 
15 ....... 
82.24 
17.76 
5.68 
1.38 
4. 30 
3.04 
6.77 
20_ ____ 
75. 97 
24.03 
4.09 
.96 
3.13 
7. 56 
12.90 
25 ..... 
72.07 
27.93 
3.38 
.72 
2.66 
9.19 
16.48 
30 __ __ 
66.82 
33.18 
2.23 
.70 
1. 53 
12.66 
21.95 
Reid’s Yellow Dent: 
5 _____ ... 
90.17 
9.83 
3. 62 
3.00 
.62 
.05 
1.55 
10 .. . .. 
89. 73 
10.27 
3.95 
2.84 
1.11 
.31 
1. 67 
15. .... 
86. 75 
13. 25 
4.47 
2.06 
2.41 
.25 
4.85 
20 .... 
75. 75 
24. 25 
2.90 
1.10 
1.80 
.68 
13.64 
25... .. . . 
67. 95 
32.05 
2.33 
.64 
1.69 
.81 
21.49 
30. ...... 
62. 44 
37. 56 
2. 07 
.43 
1.64 
1.04 
27.90 
Boone County White: 
5. _____ 
89. 85 
10.15 
3. 73 
3.27 
.46 
.08 
1.28 
10 .... 
89.60 
10. 40 
4.28 
3. 45 
.83 
. 10 
1.62 
15_ ____ 
86.44 
13. 56 
5.84 
2.68 
3.16 
i .12 
3.74 
20 . . . . 
80. 83 
19.17 
4. 02 
1.41 
2. 61 
.34 
9. 34 
25 . ... . . . 
73. 45 
26. 55 
3. 52 
1.18 
2.34 
.57 
16. 07 
30_ .... 
65. 63 
34. 37 
2.79 
.83 
1.96 
.72 
22.54 
